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cu⋅tin⋅ize

  [kyoot-n-ahyz]
Use cutinize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to make into or become cutin.
Also, especially British, cu⋅tin⋅ise.

Origin:
1885–90; cutin + -ize

Related forms:
cu⋅tin⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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cu·tin·ize   (kyōōt'n-īz')   
v.   cu·tin·ized, cu·tin·iz·ing, cu·tin·iz·es

v.   tr.
To coat or impregnate with cutin.
v.   intr.
To become coated or impregnated with cutin.
cu'tin·i·za'tion (-ĭ-zā'shən) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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